Darden Restaurants saw sales climb 10% to $2.7 billion in its fiscal second quarter ended November 26, boosted by same-restaurant sales up 2.8% and the addition of 78 Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse locations ...

Market Watch is pleased to announce its 37th Annual Leaders Awards, honoring the best wine and spirits retailers in North America. Continue reading → ...

With Bacardi opting last month to align with the new Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits across all its markets, Southern has formed a new division, Transatlantic Spirits, to handle Bacardi’s brands.

Bacardi is banking on prominent trends like RTD cocktails and lower-alcohol options as it aims to engage younger consumer demographics this summer and beyond. Continue reading → Pernod Ricard’s ...

After bestowing its Wine Value of the Year award on Jackson Family Wines’ La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2021, Wine Spectator on Friday unveiled its list of the Top 10 Wine Values of 2023. Continue ...

Launched this past spring, The Wine Group’s upscale-positioned Chloe Collection has had a promising start, and the company believes it has the potential to become a go-to still wine brand in the U.S.

A violent storm unleashed its wrath on Burgundy’s vineyards in the late afternoon of June 28, Wine Spectator reports, affecting an area from Chassagne-Montrachet to Beaune in the southern half of the ...

New York distribution giant Empire Merchants has named industry veteran Eric Pfeil as president and CEO, effective April 1. Continue reading → ...

In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, Constellation Brands has promoted from within to find new leadership for its wine and spirits division, with company veteran Sam Glaetzer filling the role ...

•It’s only been a few weeks since wildfires ravaged parts of Northern California and Spain and Portugal. Continue reading → ...

No bar owner would risk their liquor license to stock cannabis drinks featuring THC, but the quasi-legal, unregulated world of CBD is a different story. Continue reading → ...

Diageo saw sales climb 20% organically to £8 billion ($10.7b) in its fiscal first half ended in December, boosted by ongoing strength in the off-premise, a recovery in the on-premise, as well as ...